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Frederick Law Olmsted

Plans and Views of Communities and Private Estates
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Master landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted (1822GÇô1903) is renowned for his public parks, but few know the extent of his accomplishment in meeting other needs of society.

Lavishly illustrated with over 500 images, this book presents Olmsted's design commissions for a wide range of projects. The rich collection of studies, lithographs, paintings, and historical photographs depicts Olmsted's planning for residential communities, regional and town plans, academic campuses, grounds of public buildings, zoos, arboreta, and cemeteries. Focusing on living spaces designed to promote physical and mental well-being, the book showcases more than seventy of Olmsted's designs, including the community of Riverside, IL; the Stanford University campus; the US Capitol grounds; the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893; the National Zoo; and George W. Vanderbilt's Biltmore estate.

Illuminating Olmsted's design theory, this volume displays the beautiful plans and reveals the significance of each commission within his entire body of work. Readers concerned with the quality of the environment in which we live and work, as well as architects, landscape architects, urban planners, historians, and preservationists, will find stimulating insights in Plans and Views of Communities and Private Estates.

AcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. Residential Comunities2. Industrial Areas3. Regional and Town Planning4. Private Estates5. Academic Campuses6. Residential Institutions7. Grounds of Government and Public Buildings8. Expositions9. Summer Communities10. Resorts and Hotels11. Zoos and Arboreta12. Cemeteries and MemorialsIllustrationsList of RepositoriesIndex

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